| 100% | CRUMB | 5 | Bit of residue on a toaster-oven tray |
| 52% | BROIL | 5 | Setting on a toaster oven |
| 50% | SEAL | 4 | Bit of wax on a letter |
| 49% | ASH | 3 | Bit of residue from a burned cigarette |
| 49% | DIVOT | 5 | Bit of turf on a golf course |
| 49% | RIBBON | 6 | Bit of silk on a gift box |
| 49% | SSN | 3 | Bit of info on a FAFSA form |
| 49% | ETA | 3 | Bit of info on a flight board |
| 49% | SMEAR | 5 | Bit of mud on a campaign trail |
| 49% | LINERNOTE | 9 | Bit of writing on a record sleeve |
| 49% | LOCH | 4 | Bit of blue on a map of Scotland |
| 49% | TAT | 3 | Bit of art on a chest, in slang |
| 49% | TAT | 3 | Bit of ink on a forearm, for example |
| 49% | DIET | 4 | Bit of information on a zoo placard, maybe |
| 47% | NERD | 4 | Bit of candy on a "rope" or in a "cluster" |
| 47% | BOOMLET | 7 | Bit of a run on Wall Street |
| 46% | LINTS | 5 | Scattered bits of fiber on a cloth |
| 46% | HHINGE | 6 | Bit of letter-shaped hardware on a door |
| 46% | TSTORM | 6 | Bit of bad weather, on a weather map |
| 46% | NANOSECONDWIND | 14 | Briefest bit of respite on a sweltering day? |
| 46% | STAYCOOL | 8 | Bit of well-wishing on a hot day |
| 46% | TRYONE | 6 | Sign on a tray of samples |
| 46% | TAKEONE | 7 | Sign on a tray of samples |
| 45% | RATE | 4 | Bit of info on the side of a taxi |
| 45% | SADDLEINTHEBACK | 15 | Bit of riding gear on a truck's flatbed? |
| 45% | SAFETYTIP | 9 | Bit of guidance posted on a factory wall, perhaps |
| 45% | BOWSPRITZ | 9 | Bit of water splashed on a ship's front? |
| 45% | GHANA | 5 | Hang about on a bit of land |
| 45% | INOUT | 5 | Words on a pair of desk trays |
| 45% | LIFELINE | 8 | Bit of help on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" |